Eabhal
Friday Evening at the Allendale
Eabhal have made a significant impact on the Scottish music scene with their vibrant and energetic folk music. The band's distinctive West Coast sound and dedication to their craft earned them a prestigious Folk Band of the Year nomination in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2022, amongst multiple other awards and nominations over the past 10 years.
Although they all come from different backgrounds and places, each member was immersed in traditional music and their collective passion for their craft is evident in every song and performance. Current members are Kaitlin Ross (Vocals), Megan MacDonald (Accordion), Nicky Kirk (Guitar), Robbie Greig (Fiddle), and Ewan Duncan (Pipes & Whistle). www.eabhal.com
Eleanor Dunsdon & Gregor Black
Friday Evening at the Allendale
Post-graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Traditional Music course, Eleanor Dunsdon & Gregor Black are a Glasgow-based harp and percussion duo. Blending traditional with contemporary, vocals and electronics, they draw on jazz, folk and classical genres to create a sound that challenges perceptions of the harp and pushes the boundaries of the traditional music scene.
Purbeck Rising winners in 2024, the duo have performed at Celtic Connections in Glasgow, the Edinburgh International Harp Festival, were voted winners of the Introducing Stage at West Coast Folk Festival 2025, and sold out venues on their 2025 UK Spring Tour. They were recently appointed as Stoller Hall Emerging Artists and their debut EP, 'Let No Man' (April 2024) was named FATEA Magazine’s ‘EP of the Year 2024'.
Murphy's Lore Trio
Friday Evening at the Allendale
Murphy’s Lore Trio are multi-instrumentalists Steve, Noeleen and Alex. With two lead vocals - male and female - plus fiddle, 6 and 4 string guitar, mandolin, ‘Bass Stomp’, bodhran and whistle, their dynamic sound, wide-ranging repertoire, plus vocal and instrumental harmony arrangements, give them something unique amongst Dorset folk bands. Described as ‘greater than the sum of their parts’, with a growing reputation for live performances of songs and tunes that meld trad folk with attitude; they can be rousing and rollicking but also wistful and whimsical.